Monty Python’s Eric Idle enters the stage to perform “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” during the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games, on August 12, 2012.
Marina Alabau Neira of Spain, gold medalist in the women’s RS:X Sailing, holds up her medal during the Closing Ceremony, on August 12, 2012, in London.
Eduardo Paes, mayor of Rio de Janeiro, waves the Olympic flag after receiving it from IOC President Jacques Rogge during the ceremonial handing over of the Olympic flag at the Closing Ceremony, on August 12, 2012.
A performer arrives onstage in a tribute to Brazil, next site of the summer games, during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, on August 12, 2012.